Apr 26, 2018
Have you heard about the Goat Yoga craze that is sweeping the nation? It’s not Goats doing yoga, but it’s people doing yoga with goats. Lainey Morse of Oregon first began introducing goats into a yoga class when a friend who was a yoga instructor suggested that her farm would be a great place to have a class. ...
Apr 26, 2018
We’ve all been told by our parents that it’s not polite to point at people. But how did pointing at people become a sign of rude behavior? In ancient times, it was believed that if someone pointed a finger at a person, they were casting a hex or a curse them.
Even today, most cultures have an unspoken “no...
Apr 25, 2018
Lots of people enjoy collecting things like coins and stamps. A Pannapictagraphist is a name for someone who collects comic books. Sucrologists collect those little sugar packets you find in restaurants. Lotologist Dennis Morse has one of the world’s largest collection of lottery tickets including over 250,000...
Apr 19, 2018
We spend $800 million dollars a year on peanut butter in the United States and there is a jar of peanut butter in 75 percent of our homes. So who first thought of turning these tasty little legumes into a paste in the first place? Researchers believe the ancient Aztecs started mashing up peanuts hundreds of years...
Apr 18, 2018
Do you know how some city nicknames came about? For instance, why is Philadelphia called the “City of Brotherly Love’? The peace-loving Quakers founded the town, and Philadelphia’ in Greek translates literally to “city of brotherly love.”
How about Dallas, The Big D? That nickname came from a 1950’s...